I Shudder at Your Touch

by Clive Barker, Stephen King, Ruth Rendell, Thomas M. Disch, Stephen R. Donaldson, Valerie Martin, May Sinclair, Carolyn Banks, Various · 1991

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A sensational anthology of sex, horror, and the supernatural from 21 bestselling authors such as Stephen King, Clive Barker, Ruth Rendell, Stephen J. Donaldson, Patrick McGrath and more.

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Contents:

The revelations of 'Becka Paulson / Stephen King —

Sea lovers / Valerie Martin —

Psychopomp / Haydn Middleton —

A glowing future / Ruth Rendell —

The tiger returns to the mountain / T.L. Parkinson —

Consanguinity / Ronald Duncan —

Keeping house / Michael Blumlein —

The Villa Desiree / May Sinclair —

Cleave the vampire, or, a gothic pastorale / Patrick McGrath —

The swords / Robert Aickman —

Salon Satin / Carolyn Banks —

How love came to Professor Guildea / Robert Hichens —

Wings / Harriet Zinnes —

The Basilisk / R. Murray Gilchrist —

A quarter past you / Jonathan Carroll —

The master builder / Christopher Fowler —

Festival / Eric McCormack —

Ladies in waiting / Huch B. Cave —

Death and the single girl / Thomas M. Disch —

Master / Angela Carter —

The conqueror worm / Stephen R. Donaldson —

Jacqueline Ess: her will and testament / Clive Barker

Genre
horroreroticaromancefantasyparanormal
Audience
adult
Length
long · 408 pages
Form
short stories

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